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Independent travel guides for thrifty flyers, terminals, baggage rules, lounge access, and the cheapest way from the airport to the city centre, for 3,152 airports and 540 airlines worldwide.
Money-saving tips for budget flyers
Featured airport guides
Terminal layouts, check-in cutoffs, lounge availability, and ground-transport options for the world's busiest hubs and best secondary airports for budget flying.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, United States
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, United States
London Heathrow Airport
London, United Kingdom
Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing, China
Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Paris, France
Frankfurt am Main Airport
Frankfurt, Germany
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, United States
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
John F Kennedy International Airport
New York, United States
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore, Singapore
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai, China
Featured cheap-flight corridors
High-frequency routes where multiple budget carriers compete, typically the most price-competitive city pairs in the world.
Budget airlines worth knowing
Low-cost carriers and regional airlines that consistently deliver value, provided you understand their fare rules.
Ryanair
Ireland · FR
American Airlines
United States · AA
United Airlines
United States · UA
Delta Air Lines
United States · DL
US Airways
United States · US
China Southern Airlines
China · CZ
China Eastern Airlines
China · MU
Air China
China · CA
Multi-airport cities
When a city has more than one airport, the secondary often hosts the cheapest fares. Compare the options for the world's biggest travel hubs.
London
United Kingdom
Atlanta
United States
Paris
France
Chicago
United States
New York
United States
Moscow
Russia
Shanghai
China
Beijing
China
Long-form budget travel guides
Hand-written guides covering baggage fees, lounge passes, ground transport, and check-in strategy for budget travellers.
Budget Airline Baggage Fees Compared (2026)
A side-by-side reference of cabin, checked, and overweight baggage fees on every major budget carrier, what you pay online, at the desk, and at the gate.
Carry-on Size Limits by Budget Carrier (2026)
Personal-item and cabin-bag dimensions across every major low-cost airline, plus how strictly each one enforces the gate sizer.
Airport Lounge Day Pass Cost, Walk-in Pricing Worldwide
How much you actually pay to walk into an airport lounge without elite status: typical 2026 prices, the cheapest networks, and when a day pass beats two airside meals.
Cheapest Airport Ground Transport Tips
How to actually get from airport to city centre on a budget, the order of operations across rail, bus, ride-share, and taxi at major airports worldwide.
Budget Airline Check-in Tips That Save You Money
When check-in opens, what it costs to print at the airport, and the small mistakes that cost LCC passengers their seats.
The Best Day of the Week to Fly Cheap
What the data actually shows about cheap-day-to-fly versus cheap-day-to-book, and the specific exceptions for short-haul Europe, US domestic, and long-haul Asia.
Most-served city pairs worldwide
Routes operated by the largest number of carriers, the best place to compare fares and find a deal.
The independent guide for budget flyers
Real data, no fluff
Built on the open OpenFlights dataset, thousands of airports, hundreds of airlines, and tens of thousands of routes, all cross-linked and searchable.
Written for budget flyers
Every guide highlights the gotchas that hit low-cost passengers hardest, bag fees, gate cutoffs, remote terminals, and walk-in lounge prices.
Independent and ad-supported
We don't sell tickets. Pages are funded by clearly-marked ads so we can stay neutral on which airline you fly.